Tom Lydon Talks Markets, ETFs Below Trend Lines
ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Tom Lydon appeared on CNBC earlier today to talk about the general market conditions and where we’re heading from here with exchange traded funds (ETFs).
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Gold, Coal ETFs Poised to Break Out?
ETF Trends (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tom Lydon appeared on Fox Business Network to discuss the gold miners and coal exchange traded funds (ETFs).
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Preparing for ETF Tax Time
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The unique tax consequences of ETFs offer proactive investors a way to increase their returns. One reason ETFs offer tax efficiency is their ability to create taxable events or sales. When an ETF is sold, a taxable event is created and results in either a long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending on how long the ETF was held. To make it even more...
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New Leveraged and Short Metals ETFs from ProShares
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: ProShares has launched more ETFs that allow investors to go ultra long or ultra short on gold and silver. The four new funds are in addition to the rollout of ultra long and ultra short euro, commodity and oil funds the provider issued last week . Complete Story »
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Arnott Spies Bear Market ETF Opportunities
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Robert Arnott, the founder and chairman of Research Affiliates and the “Father of Fundamental Indexing,” seems to have acquired a reputation as a “perma-bear.” But he might more accurately be described as a contrarian. “What has happened is that I happened to be a bear when there were very few around,” he says. “I think there are currently a lot of markets that...
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4 Currency ETFs Affected by Recent Rate Cuts
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The U.S. dollar made gains against the euro as the currency lost its luster because of the deteriorating market conditions and sent related ETFs down. Complete Story »
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Are Treasury ETFs Overdone?
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Treasuries, and the bond ETFs that represent them, are trotting into “overvalued territory,” and the danger lies in falling yields. The investor demand for Treasuries may be near the “bubble” phase, as witnessed by tech in 2000 and housing in 2006, reports Wes Goodman for Bloomberg . David Rosenberg for Merrill Lynch says that the 10-year note is at the 3% threshold...
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ETFs that Ruled in November
US News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gold, Treasuries, and leveraged inverse oil funds performed best.
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China's Path to Stability
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: China’s economy is supported by exports, and the recent slowdown in the global economy has frozen their investments and ETFs. The factory orders are at the lowest levels seen since the government began measuring them, causing a chain reaction of laid off workers and the need for a massive stimulus package. Most of China’s customers are overseas, such as in the...
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Future Looks Bright for ETFs
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: As the popularity of ETFs has surged, they have developed into an excellent investment tool. When first introduced, ETFs were used to track equity indexes. Today they track equity, fixed income, commodities and currencies. Complete Story »
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Russia ETF Still Caught in a Tempest
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Russia’s strong veneer was thrown off as the government conceded to a crisis that is spreading to the economy and their ETF. In two months, Russia has spent $57 billion defending the ruble, but the Kremlin is worried that it is showing little or no effects, according to The Economist . Complete Story »
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HealthShares ETFs Flatline
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: HealthShares , the exchange traded fund (ETF) family of XShares investment company isn’t feeling up to par these days. On Friday, the company’s Board of Directors announced they are liquidating the company’s four underlying investment portfolios as of Dec. 31, 2008. Current market conditions, low market interest, and not so hot growth prospects in the near future...
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Emerging Market ETF Half-Off Sale
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: After a thorough ravaging of the emerging market equities, audacious investors may be intrigued by the prospect of a rewarding long-term investment that comes with a “half-off sale” in ETFs. The emerging market equities asset class is offering attractive long-term risk premiums, write Rob Arnott and John West for IndexUniverse . It is noted that the asset class...
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November ETF Performance Report
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: As we enter the final month of the quarter and of a tumultuous year, ETFs leave November on a better note that has been seen in awhile. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for five consecutive trading sessions, ending the month down 1.8%. The Nasdaq fell 7.2% for the month, while the S&P 500 lost 3.6%. Complete Story »
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Retail ETF Investors Watching Black Friday Closely
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Black Friday is here, and retail exchange traded fund investors are holding their breath. Penni Crabtree for San Diego Union Tribune reports that distressed retailers are already rapidly discounting prices before the official startup of the holiday season in hopes of giving their near financial futures some hope. Black Friday marks the traditional beginning of...
